PUBLISHED: 18 Mar 2024 at 04: 34
The Labour Ministry says it will take action to resolve the issue involving the Finnish government’s decision to suspend Thai applicants seeking employment in wild-berry finding. It says it intends to put measures in place by the 2025 harvest time.
Somchai Morakotsriwan, the chairman- general of the Department of Employment, said on Sunday the government is working carefully with state firms, including those from the Foreign Affairs Ministry.
The move comes in response to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Finland’s decision to forbid Thais from applying for wild-berry farmers ‘ visas because of the potential for abuse and trafficking during the summer of 2024.
Mr. Somchai claimed the walk is transitory, but that the Labour Ministry would work out alternatives.
In Finland and Sweden, a recruitment program for berry picking jobs will be discontinued until regulations are improved to better protect workers ‘ rights.
The government does suggest that the administrations of both nations start discussions regarding labor imports and exports in the long run.
Furthermore, laws and regulations may been amended to punish employers and workers who coordinate trafficking and abuse.
Srettha Thavisin, the prime minister, reported on Sunday that the government is negotiating a bilateral visa exemption program with Western nations.
Following the release of more stringent rules in February 2023, the government reviewed Schengen visa requirements in response to complaints of serious crimes committed during the 2023 produce time.
Prior to now, wild-berry selecting visas were required for individuals who entered the country for a purpose similar to tourism, who could freely gather wild berries under the” Everyman’s Right” and who could sell the natural products they had collected to a party of their choosing.
However, the Foreign Ministry said most farmers had entered into work arrangements.
Given the risks of oppression and smuggling, the government said it may get another lengthy- name solution by the 2025 season.
The expulsion of immigration uses for peach workers extends to candidates in the Embassy of Finland’s judicial district in Bangkok, which covers Thailand, Cambodia, and Myanmar.
Thus, Schengen visas will not be granted to crazy- cherry pickers from these countries for the summers 2024 harvest time.
In the spring of 2024, a working team will evaluate governmental options, and visa applications for other than those for cherry picking will proceed normally.